Red Bull Racing and Formula 1 Championship leader Max Verstappen could not hold on to victory in Brazil due to the ferocious pace of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes. The numbers, however, show that Red Bull own much of the responsibility for their tough day at Interlagos. One of the most pronounced memories of the 2021 São Paulo Grand Prix, was the concerted effort made to paint the Mercedes as having a significant straight-line speed advantage on its rivals, but does that speculation hold water? What We Know Just as at the previous round in Mexico, the São Paulo Grand Prix was supposed to be another race leaning favorably towards the Red Bull squad, and the strength of their RB16B. The last...
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